Improved clothes-drier



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WiLLIAMn BUELL, or UNION CITY, MICHIGAN.

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`The Schedule referred to in these Letters Patent and making part of thesame- I, WILLIAM H. BUELL, of Union City, in the coun- ,l `seriesofbracket-rodf supportshnmle to turnup and down) with said clothes-bars,and vwith a grooved pendent board, the object being to secure such barsa better, when projected and in use, and to turn them down, when not in'use, s0 that they will hang ysuspended vertically from their respectivebrackets, close against the vpendent board,n and out of the way, asexhibited in/th'e accompanying-drawing, in which- Figure 1 is afrontview, embodying myfinvention, as seen from a point `bellowtlleupper series ofclothcsbars projected for use. j: l y

Figure 2is a `broken vertical section through the pendent board, showing the penetration of the clothesi A represents the pendent board, toV4be attached or y suspended in `any convenientmanneragainst the side of aroom, contiguous to a hot-air register' or stove.

This board is made ot'` such length` or height, and of such` width, aswill provide for the required num-` ber of sets of clothes-bars,indicated at e, and the number of barscomprisng each set whichsuchboard' is designed to carry. C

As clamp-seats for the inner ends ofthe clothesbars in the several sets,I `make transverse grooves, t', ,in the board A, and, `to increase thebearing and prevent warping, a cleat, c, (molded or plaiu,) flush withvthe upper side of each groove, and, if desired, all

i around it, may be.l attached to the board-face, or the .grooves may beformed entirely by such projecting cleats, if deemed best. s y

`In order to withdraw. arndinsert the` clothes'bars readily from andwithin said grooves, audi to clamp them when insertedfI form the wallsof the groove `as shown iu g. 2, to be hereinafter more, fullyexplaiued. i

The clothes-bars of each set are supported by what I call a foldingbracket-rod, B, provided with `an eye j at each end, and said rod is sobent that, when hung tto `thc edges of the 'board A, by a wood-screw,orY `other pivot, passingthrough each eye, it may be turned down tlatagainst thei'ace `of the. board, and,

` i when turned upland supported `by the hook rod d,

willforrn a proper projected liu'e of support for the a clothes-bars torest on, wl1e11"their ends are inserted inthe groove, and they`arecarrang'ed fan-like and pros jected for use from the board, as shownbythe upper ses in ngi.

p Awire staple, s,'s driven into the under sidedof'A even, and,wheutnrned up for use,`they will have perfeet freedom to enter thegroove. In place of the staple the bar may he slotted.

I do not wish to limit myself to any particular number of sets ot'-clothesfbars,in connection with the pendent board, but when more thanone set is used it is best to contract them in downward progression, asshown, so that, if deemed desirable at any time to keep the bracket-rodshookedup, the bars may be slid round on the rods, and ranged so as tohang on each side, close to the board,`aud then zthe several sets willhang free iom contact with each other; such. mode being shown in themiddleset 'in the drawing, while the bottom set exhibits the rods andbars turned down flat against the board.

The bars e may project in a horizontal or in au inclined line, as shown.in iig. 1, but in either case it is 'best for the operator, whenerecting the bars for use,

t0 enter 4each bar'into place within the groove,'afte1' turning up thebracket-rod by hand, and before hooking it by the rod d, fully up to itsheight, because `the parts are so arranged that the iiual actof hookingup still higher cramps the ends of the bars within the groove, and theycannot readily be drawn out until the bracket-rod is unhooked andlowered,` when they will fall out of themselves, (provided the upperside, bounding the groove, is beveled, as shown in iig. 2,) and willbesuspended, vertically, by the staples against the board, as aforesaid.i p

As `a piece of room-furniture, my improved clothesdrier may be s'oornamented as to be an attractive feature. It is of simple and cheapconstruction; its multtudinous bars canl be so folded or turned `down asto occupy but little space; it is readily movedfrom room to roomasoccasion may require, and its capacity is such as to supply any need inthe laundry or the nursery for the drying or airing of clothes.

Claim.

I claim as my invention- 'lhc arrangement and combination with eachother, and with the -grooved and cleated boardlA, of thej clothes-barse,'and the folding bracket-rods B, prol vided with staples s, orequivalent slots, all constructed, arranged, supported, and operatedsubstantially as and for the purpose set forth. f

i WILLIAM H. BUELL. -Witnesses: l

WM. J onNsoN, Oruro L. JOHNSON.

